Vanderbilt has three paths
for graduate training in neuroscience:
1. Molecular/Cellular track of the Neuroscience Graduate
Program
2. Integrative/Cognitive track of the Neuroscience Graduate
Program
3. Neuroscience emphasis in the Psychology Department.
Although these training mechanisms overlap somewhat, they
emphasize different aspects of neuroscience and have unique
requirements.
Applicants interested in training that focuses on neurotransmission
and brain disorders at the level of individual molecules
and nerve cells should apply to the Molecular/Cellular
track
of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Neuroscience Graduate
Program (http://braininstitute.vanderbilt.edu/).
Although the focus in this track is on the level of molecules
and cells, coursework is designed to give students broad
exposure to neuroscience, from molecules to human behavior.
Students interested in training that emphasizes systems
level neuroscience should apply to either the Psychology
Department or the Integrative/Cognitive track of the Vanderbilt
Brain Institute Neuroscience
Graduate Program. These two programs offer distinct training
that is evident in the course requirements and the requisite
undergraduate preparation as follows:
Courses in the Integrative/Cognitive track of the Vanderbilt
Brain Institute Neuroscience Graduate Program (http://braininstitute.vanderbilt.edu/)
emphasize brain structure and function in the context
of
neurons, networks and behavior. The training is designed
to give all students broad exposure to neuroscience, from
molecules to human behavior. Well-prepared students for
the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Neuroscience Graduate Program
will have a strong background
in Biological Sciences and Chemistry.
Applicants interested in a curriculum that is designed
to familiarize students with the major areas of psychology
with specialized training in neuroscience should apply
to
the Psychology Department (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/psychological_sciences/doctoral/neuro).
Neuroscience training in Psychology is designed to introduce
students
to current research strategies aimed at understanding
the relations between the nervous system and behavior.
Undergraduates
with minimal background in Biological Sciences and Chemistry
are more suited for the Neuroscience program in the Psychology
Department. |
